Supreme Court Issues Comprehensive Directions for Silicosis Prevention, Compensation, and Rehabilitation of Affected Workers — Right to Health Under Article 21 Enforced. The Court directed all States/UTs to frame action plans for detection, prevention, and control of silicosis, and constituted a High-Level Committee to monitor implementation.
20 Aug 2024This public interest litigation was filed in 2006 by People's Rights and Social Research Centre (PRASAR), a Delhi-based NGO, seeking judicial interven...





